U.S. patent number 6,959,462 [Application Number 10/827,037] was granted by the patent office on 2005-11-01 for bassinet having an accommodating space.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Wonderland Nurserygoods, Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Shun-Min Chen.
United States Patent |
6,959,462 |
Chen |
November 1, 2005 |
Bassinet having an accommodating space
Abstract
A bassinet having an accommodating space is provided. The
bassinet can be supported on a baby play yard and has an
accommodating portion. The accommodating portion is connected to
the underneath of the bassinet and configured to define an
accommodating space for receiving articles. A side face of the baby
play yard is provided with an opening, so that it is convenient for
a user to take out the articles received in the accommodating
space. As a result, when necessary, the user just squats down,
opens the opening on the side face, and thus can take out the
articles very easily.
Inventors: |
Chen; Shun-Min (Taipei Hsien,
TW) |
Assignee: |
Wonderland Nurserygoods, Co.,
Ltd. (TW)
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Family
ID: |
34582382 |
Appl.
No.: |
10/827,037 |
Filed: |
April 19, 2004 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Jan 6, 2004 [CN] |
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2004-200015032 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
5/93.1; 5/97;
5/98.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47D
7/04 (20130101); A47D 13/06 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47D
7/00 (20060101); A47D 15/00 (20060101); A47D
7/04 (20060101); A47D 007/00 (); A47D 013/06 () |
Field of
Search: |
;5/93.1,97,98.1,99.1,655 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Other References
English-language Abstract of Taiwanese Patent Publication No.
373479..
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Primary Examiner: Santos; Robert G.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Scully, Scott, Murphy &
Presser
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A bassinet for a baby play yard which is enclosed by a fabric,
comprising an accommodating portion configured to define an
accommodating space for receiving articles, wherein the bassinet is
supported on the play yard, the accommodating space is suspended by
and positioned beneath the bassinet, the accommodating portion is
provided with fixing means for securely fixing the accommodating
portion under the bassinet, an opening is provided on the play yard
at a position corresponding to the accommodating portion so that
the articles received in the accommodating portion are accessible
by a user, the opening is provided with a cover thereon, and at
least one fastening means is provided between the periphery of the
cover and the inner edge of the opening.
2. The bassinet according to claim 1, wherein the fastening means
is a hook and loop fastener, such as the one sold under the
trademark of Velcro, a hook, a button, or a zipper.
3. The bassinet according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means for
securely fixing the accommodating portion under the bassinet is a
hook and loop fastener, such as the one sold under the trademark of
Velcro, a button, a hook, or a zipper.
4. The bassinet according to claim 1, wherein the accommodating
portion is substantially formed as a rectangular
parallelepiped.
5. The bassinet according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the
accommodating portion is provided with at least one partition for
dividing the interior of the accommodating portion into a plurality
of compartments for receiving articles.
Description
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bassinet supported on a baby
play yard, and more particularly, to a bassinet having an
accommodating space.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many kinds of bassinet structures are already well known (as shown
in FIG. 1) and most of them are in the form of a rectangular
construction. A baby can lie on such kind of bassinet and be taken
care by his parents or babysitter. However, among the existing
bassinet structures, only one sleeping space is provided on the
bassinet but no further accommodating space. Since there are plenty
of articles necessary for a baby, such as feeding bottle, diapers,
towels, clothes, toys or the like, there is a shortcoming in having
insufficient space for accommodating these articles when using the
above kind of bassinet.
As a result, some other kinds of bassinets have been proposed, in
which the necessaries for the baby can be disposed in a space
beneath the bassinet. Specially, the space is formed between the
bassinet and the baby play yard. For example, Taiwan Patent
Publication No.:373479 discloses a bassinet (as shown in FIG. 1),
in which a bottom of the bassinet is provided with inner bottom
holes (29) for forming an access for taking and putting the
articles. When a user wants to take the articles under the
bassinet, he/she needs to lift a plate of a foldable bedplate
(293), and stretches out his/her hand to get the articles.
However, the bassinet structure disclosed in the above document is
still inconvenient. Since the user should lift the foldable
bedplate (293) first and then stretch his/her hand into the inner
bottom hole (29) to get the articles in the bottom of the baby play
yard, when a baby is lying on the bassinet, the user should
overcome the weight of the baby or move the baby away so that
he/she may lift the bedplate. Further, the user should bend his/her
back to stretch his/her hand to the bottom of the baby play yard so
that he/she could get the articles, which is very inconvenient in
use. On the other hand, since there is no compartment in the space
formed between the bassinet and the baby play yard, all the
articles can only be disposed in the bottom of the frame. As a
result, the efficiency of utilizing the space is low and the
articles often get disordered and collapsed. Hence, there is really
a need for an improved bassinet capable of accommodating articles
and easily taking the articles out.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the above drawbacks of conventional bassinets, the
present invention is achieved by the diligence and experience of
the applicant. The object of this invention is to provide an
improved bassinet having an accommodating space, which is adapted
for accommodating articles and easily taking the articles out.
According to one aspect of this invention, a bassinet having an
accommodating space is provided. The bassinet can be supported on a
baby play yard and has an accommodating portion. The accommodating
portion is connected to the underneath of the bassinet and
configured to define an accommodating space for receiving articles.
A side face of the baby play yard is provided with an opening for a
user to take out the articles received in the accommodating space.
As a result, when necessary, the user just squats down, opens the
opening on the side face of the baby yard, and thus can take out
the articles very easily.
With the above arrangement, the bassinet having an accommodating
space according to this invention has the following advantages. The
user can easily take the articles from the accommodating portion
under the bassinet even a baby lies on the bassinet. Further, since
the accommodating portion is divided into several compartments, the
disorder and collapse of the articles can be significantly
reduced.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The structure, features and functions of this invention will be
described in detail with reference to the following description
together with the accompany drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a conventional bassinet
supported on a baby play yard, in which the bassinet is not
provided with any compartments for storing articles;
FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing the bassinet of this
invention supported on a baby play yard; and
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the accommodating
portion of the bassinet of this invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
This invention will be described with reference to the accompany
drawings.
As shown in FIG. 2, according to one aspect of this invention, a
bassinet 10 having an accommodating space is provided. The bassinet
10 can be supported on a baby play yard 40 and has an accommodating
portion 20. The accommodating portion 20 is connected to the
underneath of the bassinet 10 and configured to define an
accommodating space for receiving articles. With the above
arrangement, a user can put the necessaries of a baby in the
accommodating portion 20 between the bassinet 10 and the bottom of
the baby play yard 40.
A side face of the baby play yard 40 is provided with a
semicircular opening 30 at a position corresponding to the
accommodating portion 20, so that it is convenient for a user to
take out the articles received in the accommodating space 20.
Further, a semicircular cover 32 is provided on the semicircular
opening 30. Between the periphery of the semicircular cover 32 and
the inner edge of the opening 30, a zipper 34 is provided for
easily opening and closing the opening 30. Certainly, in addition
to the zipper 34, a connecting means such as Velcro, button, hook
or the like can be used. When the user wants to get the articles in
the accommodating portion 20, he/she just squats down and opens the
opening 30 on the side face of the baby play yard 40, and thus the
articles can be easily taken out without lifting the bassinet 10.
Such an operation is very convenient.
As shown in FIG. 3, a preferred embodiment of the accommodating
portion 20 is substantially formed as a rectangular parallelepiped.
Four corners of a top face 21 of the accommodating portion 20 are
provided with fixing means 22 for fixing the accommodating portion
20 underneath the bassinet 10. The fixing means 22 can be adapted
to any suitable forms, such as Velcro, button, hook, zipper or the
like. Certainly, according to the type of the fixing means 22,
associated fixing means should also be provided beneath the
bassinet 10 for securely fixing the accommodating portion 20
underneath the bassinet 10.
The accommodating portion 20 is provided with partitions 24, 26
made of wood, plastic or PP corrugated plate. The partitions are
used to support and define the main shape of the accommodating
portion 20. The side face 27 of the accommodating portion 20 can be
made from a layer of softer cloth. As shown in FIG. 3, a
double-decked accommodating portion 20 can be made by inserting a
horizontal partition 24 and a vertical partition 26 to form three
compartments. Certainly, there are still various modifications on
the arrangement of the partitions of the accommodating portion
20.
With the above arrangement, the bassinet having an accommodating
space according to this invention has the following advantages. The
user can easily take the articles from the accommodating portion 20
under the bassinet 10 even a baby lies on the bassinet. Further,
since the accommodating portion 20 is divided into several
compartments, the disorder and collapse of the articles can be
significantly reduced. Moreover, this invention is simple in
structure and will not have an influence on the cost or price.
Therefore, most customers will prefer this invention due to its
multiple functions and inexpensive price.
While this invention has been described by the above embodiments,
it should be understood that this invention is not limited to this.
Various modifications can be easily thought of by those skilled in
this art in view of the teaching of this invention. Therefore, as
long as not departing from the spirit of this invention, such
simple modification or equivalent change still falls in the scope
of this invention defined by the appended claims.
LIST REFERENCE NUMERALS OF PRIMARY ELEMENTS
10 bassinet
20 accommodating portion
21 top face
22 fixing means
24, 26 partition
27 side face
30 opening
32 cover
34 zipper
40 play yard
29 inner bottom hole
293 bedplate
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